It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.

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If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the...

If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the...

He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining...

He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining...

Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness...

Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness...

And that had a powerful appeal, particularly to those who had been denied the choice...

And that had a powerful appeal, particularly to those who had been denied the choice...

That was not what men and women fought for during the war.

That was not what men and women fought for during the war.

There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law...

There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law...

Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government,...

Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government,...

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to...

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to...

I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd...

I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd...

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.

Then, with lots of people doing that without ever looking over their shoulders to see...

Then, with lots of people doing that without ever looking over their shoulders to see...

It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and...

It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and...

What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares...

What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares...

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.

Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion.

Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion.

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will...

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will...

In politics, guts is all.

In politics, guts is all.

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy...

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy...

If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who...

If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who...

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.